Opération militaire

Raid on Lowca and Parton

16 août 1915 · 54.58° N, 3.58° W

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16 août 1915
Type
Opération militaire
Coordonnées
54.58° N, 3.58° W
Description
German submarine attack on British coast

Raid on Lowca and Parton

Attack by the Imperial German Navy submarine on 16 August 1915

The Raid on Lowca and Parton during the First World War on 16 August 1915 was an attack by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-24 on the Harrington Coke toluene factory located near the villages of Lowca and Parton in Cumbria on the British coast. U-24 fired 55 shells and then left without British interference, causing minimal damage to the facility and the death of a local dog.

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